Quarantine and tracing rules are all over the map for students
At this point in the pandemic, most parents are familiar with “covid notification” letters. But the letters' instruction on whether
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Race Disparity Unit wins a Research Excellence Award from ONS
Following their work to identify and tackle the health disparities caused by COVID-19, the Race Disparity Unit (RDU), part of
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Four kinds of changes can be made to reduce mental health stress in academic scientists
Graduate students suffer high rates of depression, anxiety and mental stress, studies show—a situation made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Poll: One in five children ate fast food more often since the pandemic
For some families, pandemic times have meant increased screen time, attending class from bedrooms and maybe even more dinners from
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Pandemic Strategies to Boost Trial Enrollment Should Stay
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Although enrollment into lung cancer clinical
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Psychological distress continued to increase among U.S. men and women during the pandemic
A new report finds that many men and women in the United States continued to experience psychological distress, depression, and
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One pandemic consequence has helped people in addiction. Advocates hope it becomes permanent
Methadone has long been a gold-standard treatment for opioid addiction. But government regulations mean many patients have to organize their
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Improved understanding of aerosol transmission could help control airborne respiratory viruses
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed critical knowledge gaps and assumptions concerning how respiratory viruses spread between hosts. Traditionally thought to
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Researchers study how the pandemic affected recreational anglers
Recreational fishing in the U.S. is largely a personal hobby that scales up to a multibillion-dollar economic activity. More than
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Researchers investigate what motivates people to voluntarily wear masks
Protecting one’s own health is generally an important motive for voluntarily wearing a face mask during the pandemic. However, for
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